Scott Adams, the creator of Dilbert and general troll, died yesterday at the age of 68. Dilbert was helpful in building my cynical resistance to the inanity of cube-farm life when I was in technical support in the 90’s. His book The Dilbert Principle also had some very good ideas on how businesses should be run in …
Category: All Politics Are Local
Entries about politics. I am supposed to be reviewing local measures and candidates in this category, or just talk about our social obligations to one another.
Uncle Josh Encounters Newspeak
Today I saw an announcement from the Python Software Foundation that they were withdrawing from a National Science Fund grant because the bigotry in the White House included language like this in the grant contract: “…do not, and will not during the term of this financial assistance award, operate any programs that advance or promote …
Uncle Josh on the Death of Donald Trump (clickbait, sort of)
To my knowledge, Trump is still alive. But I’ve been thinking about what will happen if he dies in office. The Heritage Foundation has to have a plan. They’ve been planning a corporate faschist takeover of the United States for 50 years and Project 2025 was the culmination of their efforts. I’ve been wondering how …
Uncle Josh Finds a Flaw in the Four Dystopias Model
I have said for a long time that the US is stuck between four dystopias, and I think the model is incomplete. The four dystopias are: 1984 – Big Brother is a totalitarian state that demands the citizens agree with whatever the government declares the truth. Leader Dearest’s lies and demands that people back him …
Uncle Josh Fills out another Scare Tactic
Did I say “scare tactic”? I meant survey. I have in my mailbox yet another “survey” from Hillsdale College. I signed up for their stuff years ago when I wanted to understand the conservative mindset from more than the mockery of Jon Stewart, John Oliver, and Peter Sagal. They have traced me through two moves …
Uncle Josh is Confused on a Legal Matter
OPB is reporting that a Florida judge dismissed Disney’s lawsuit against the State of Florida. I’m not great with legal matters, but there is a line in the article that has me a tad confused and possibly considerably concerned: Winsor said the law prohibits plaintiffs from bringing a free speech challenge to constitutionally enacted laws. …
Uncle Josh on Contributions to Society
I have recently finished The Tyranny of Merit: Whatever Became of the Common Good by Michael J. Sandel. There is an idea in Meritocracy that people are paid what they deserve, and that is based on their contributions to society. It’s just another bullshit excuse for oligarchy in the western world. The examples that are …
Uncle Josh on Breaking the Two Party System
Well, there are rumors, or at least promoted Tweets, claiming that a bunch of republicans are planning to split to form their own party. I’m not sure (because I a) don’t trust the reporting and b) suspect a paywall) if its the Fascists breaking away to prop up their golden-would-be-god-emperor, or if it’s the remaining …
Uncle Josh Struggles With a Tweet
I recently published this tweet Graham’s Tweet compared the 10 Republicans who put Country over Party and voted to impeach Leader Dearest note to Judas betraying Jesus. This implies, indirectly, that Leader Dearest shares the same elevated status as Christ Jesus. And so I tweeted. And then I began to regret it. Not for any …